Keying and Green/Blue Screen (50 Tutorials)
Working with Arnold AOV’s in After Effects
March 26, 2018
Maghdad Asadi has a new overview video on working with passes (AOVs) from Arnold in After Effects.
Working with Tough Keys in Avid with BCC Chroma Key Studio
May 9, 2017
It’s no fun to key a poorly lit green screen, but the keying plug-ins in Boris Continuum Complete can help with this arduous task. Vin Morreale explains how he takes an imperfect green screen shot in Avid Media Composer and makes it work with BCC Chroma Key Studio, Fast Film Process, Title Studio and Grunge.
Sky Replacement in After Effects
February 21, 2017
I always love the content from Film Riot and here's a nice tutorial on Sky Replacement in AE. He stresses that Sky Replacement isn't a paint-by-numbers technique, and will vary with every shot.
Eclipse – Behind the scenes – Sky Replacement
February 21, 2017
This is some beautiful work for the film Eclipse. They replace a flat sky with a gorgeous eclipse. This is very similar to the technique I use in the tutorial above.
Bring out details in the sky with ease in After Effects
February 21, 2017
This was made for After Effects 6, but everything still applies to the current version. Replace your bland skies in After Effects.
Sky Replacement/Fake HDR – Davinci Resolve Tutorial
February 21, 2017
MiesnerMedia explains a “party trick” about how to replace a sky in Resolve. He recommends using a compositor like After Effects instead so this is why he calls it a party trick. It's an informative tutorial covering a complex technique, hopping into the topic of dynamic range of cameras.
In Depth: Keying and Background Removal in Photoshop, Part 2: Primatte Chromakey
February 14, 2017
Part 2 of this series on background removal covers Digital Anarchy’s Primatte Chromakey and how to use it with Photoshop for the best workflow possible.
In Depth: Keying and Background Removal in Photoshop, Part 1: The Pre-Process
February 13, 2017
If you’re working with still photography, it’s often necessary to cut someone out of the background to place them into a new scene or to add special effects
In Depth: Keying: Part 5: Hawaiki Keyer
October 31, 2016
As you may know, Green Screen Made Easy, 2nd Edition, which I co-authored with Jeremy Hanke, came out in October 2016. In the book, I go over the keyers, but because it’s in print, I’m limited to how much space I have. In this series, I’m going IN DEPTH on some of my favorite keying and compositing tools for After Effects and other hosts.
Green Screen Tips: Preparing Footage | Rolling Tape
October 17, 2016
Michele Yamazaki Terpstra from Toolfarm was on Rolling Tape last week and recorded a segment about the pre-process steps when keying green screen footage.
In Depth: Keying: Part 4: Red Giant Primatte Keyer and Key Correct
October 14, 2016
As you may know, I have a book coming out in October 2016 called Green Screen Made Easy, 2nd Edition. In the book, I go over the keyers, but because it’s in print, I’m limited to how much space I have. In this series, I’m going IN DEPTH on three of my favorite keying and compositing tools for After Effects and other hosts. I’ve talked a lot about keying tools in the book, on the Toolfarm website, and at user group events. The first article will look at Red Giant Keying Suite, which includes Primatte Keyer and it’s wonderful companion tool, Key Correct.
Superhero Landing – Video Copilot Show
July 29, 2016
The first Video Copilot show is up and running! Andrew Kramer and the gang show us how to make an awesome Superhero landing.
In Depth: Keying: Part 4: Red Giant Primatte Keyer and Key Correct
July 6, 2016
In this series, I'm going to give some in-depth information on three of my favorite keying tools that work with After Effects, Premiere Pro, and other tools. The first in the series covers Red Giant's Keying Suite, which includes Primatte Keyer, Key Correct Pro, and Warp.
Multiple Edge Matte Tutorial with Primatte Keyer and Key Correct
July 6, 2016
This little tutorial was unscripted but goes over a lot of the finer points of using edge mattes, core mattes, garbage mattes and so on. I'm putting this at the top of the article so you won't miss it!
Replace Skies with Boris FX and Free Clips from Artbeats
May 17, 2016
“Mary Poplin shows users how to track and replace the sky using Boris Continuum Complete 10 with integrated mocha tracking.” – Boris FX